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An example of the Acknowledgment section including all possible elements as it would appear in JAMA or any of the Archives Journals is shown in the Box. In print journals, author affiliations and correspondence information typically are published on the title page (or first page) of an article. However, in some cases (eg, articles with lengthy abstracts and author bylines) and in some journals, there may not be sufficient room for all of this information and it may be published in the Acknowledgment section at the end of the article with a note indicating such on the first page of ...Less

“Acknowledgments” is the blanket term used to cover the information that follows the body of the article and precedes the references. The Acknowledgment section is considered to be a continuation of the text, so that abbreviations expanded in the text may stand without expansion here. If a footnote that would normally appear on the first page of the article (eg, the affiliation footnote) is too long to be placed on the first page, it may be placed here immediately after the acceptance date and, if applicable, the online-publication-ahead-of-print information; if the journal does not publish acceptance dates, the affiliation footnote ...Less

If you wish your merit to be known, acknowledgethat of other people.     ProverbAcknowledgments typically are used to list grant or funding support, donors of equipment or supplies, technical assistance, and important specific contributions from individuals who do not qualify for authorship (see , Manuscript Preparation, Acknowledgment Section, and , Authorship Responsibility, Authorship: Definition, Criteria, Contributions, and Requirements). Sufficient space should be provided in publications, either in print or online, for acknowledgments so that authors can properly credit all important contributions.In the Acknowledgment, authors identify important sources of financial and material support and assistance and give credit to all persons who have ...Less

Do not capitalize the words from which an acronym or initialism is derived (see , Abbreviations).prostate-specific antigen (PSA) enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)Exception: When the words that form the acronym or initialism are proper names, use capitals as described in , Proper Nouns, Official Names: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)When there has been a “stretch” to create a study name or the name of a writing group that makes sense, is easy to say, and somehow relates to the name of the group, but where the first letters of the major words do not match the acronym, do not use ...Less

Addenda may be material added to an article late in the publication process or may be material that is considered supplementary to the article. (Note: This is distinct from supplementary Web-only material, although addenda may sometimes be presented as supplementary Web-only material. For that, see , Online-Only [Supplementary] Material.) The use of addenda is discouraged in JAMA and the Archives Journals. If material is added late in the publication process, well after a manuscript has been accepted for publication (eg, the addition of another case report, extended follow-up, data or information on recent legislation or other relevant event, or additional ...Less

Acknowledgment of other contributions and forms of assistance (eg, statistical review, preparation of the report, performance of special tests or research, editorial or writing assistance, or clerical assistance) also should be included. When individuals are named, their given names and highest academic degrees (see , Bylines and End-of-Text Signatures, Degrees) are listed, and some publications, such as JAMA, also list their affiliations, if appropriate, and whether they received compensation for their assistance. For any individual named as providing additional contributions, the author should obtain written permission from that person indicating his or her authorization to be so named (see , ...Less

Occasionally, other types of announcements are listed in the Acknowledgment section. However, permission or credit for reproduction of a figure or a table, even if modified, should be given in the figure legend or the table footnote, not in the Acknowledgment section. See , Visual Presentation of Data. Notice of supplemental Web-only material may also be given under this sidehead, as well as in the text.Additional Information: This is report 54 in a series on chronic disease in former college students. Additional Information: This article has been reviewed by the Publications Committee of the Collaborative Study of Depression and has ...Less

Advertisements appear in print and online journals, e-mail alerts, other online information products and services, and other types of media (such as podcasts and blogs). For biomedical publications, advertisements typically include the following: ▪ Advertisements that promote professional or trade-related products (primarily pharmaceuticals and medical equipment in biomedical publications), services, educational opportunities or products, or announcements (see also , Advertorials). These are typically called display advertisements in print; online, they may include banners, pop-up windows, or text-based ads (such as in e-mail alerts or other online communications of information) (see also , Advertising and Sponsorship in Online Publications).▪ Display advertisements ...Less

The uncertain romance between scholarly journalsand the drug industry has long been like a marriageof convenience between partners who becamefriends ultimately, not because they were very fondof each other originally, but because they neededeach other.    Robert H. Moser, MDCommercial activities, such as advertising, sponsorship, reprints, and e-prints provide a major source of revenue for many scientific publications. With this revenue, publications can offset some of the costs of journal operations, production, and distribution; may be able to set lower subscription rates than would otherwise be possible; and can serve as a source of income for the journal’s owner. Thus, editors and ...Less